And a trip down memory lane
Today marks 20 years since the release of Steam, aswe wrote about earlier today. Valve have now posted their own reminiscence about the history of their digital distribution platformover on the Steam site.
And in typical Steam fashion, it’s also a sale.
The 20th anniversary page runs down the last twenty years of the platform, briefly noting the major changes that year - and some of the wider pop cultural trends of the moment.
For each of the last 20 years, they also note the top selling games from that particular year, a handful of which are on sale as part of the celebration. That includes all of Valve’s own games being reduced by 90%.
There are also some free, themed animated stickers for your Steam profile,if you’re into that sort of thing.
I was in one of the private Steam betas, so I think my Steam account is actually more than 20-years-old. I still remember that early thrill of downloading the originalHalf-Lifeover the service and being able to begin the tram ride intoBlack Mesaeven before it had finished downloading. (I also still remember the chill of trying to playHalf-Life 2on launch day, so.)
You can sip Bacardi like it’s Steam’s birthdayover here.
